Year Portrait Author Work 1955 Suravaram Pratap Reddy Andhrula Sanghika Charitamu (Social History)1956 — Bulusu Venkateswarlu Bharatiya Tattva Sastramu (Translation of Dr. Radhakrishnan's History of Indian Philosophy)1957 — Swami Chirantanananda Sri Ramakrishnuni Jeevita Charitra (Biography)1958 No Award 1959 No Award 1960 — Ponangi Srirama Apparavu Natyasastramu (A History of Bharata's Natyasastra)1961 Balantrapu Rajanikanta Rao Andhra Vaggeyakara Charitramu (A History of Telugu composers and songwriters)1962 Viswanatha Satyanarayana Viswanadha Madhyakkarulu (Poetry)1963 Tripuraneni Gopichand Panditha Parameswara Sastry Veelunama (Novel)1964 Gurram Joshua Kreestu Charitra (Poetry)1965 — Rayaprolu Subbarao Misra Manjari (Poetry)1966 No Award 1967 No Award 1968 No Award 1969 — Tummala Seetharama Murthy Mahatma Katha (Poetry)1970 — D. Balagangadhar Tilak Amrutham Kurisina Rathri (Poetry)1971 Thapi Dharma Rao Vijayavilasamu: Hrudayollasavyakhya (Commentary)1972 Srirangam Srinivasarao Sri Sri Sahityamu (Poetry)1973 C. Narayana Reddy Mantalu Manavudu (Poetry)1974 Dasaradhi Thimiram Tho Samaram (Poetry)1975 — Boyi Bhimanna Gudiselu Kalipotunnai (Poetry)1976 No Award 1977 — Kundurti Anjaneyulu Kundurti Kritulu (Poetry)1978 — Devulapalli Venkata Krishna Sastry Collected Works of Krishna Sastri (6 vols.) 1979 — P. Narayanacharya Janapriya Ramayanamu (Poetry)1980 No Award 1981 — Narla Venkateswara Rao Seeta Josyam (Play)1982 — Illindala Saraswati Devi Swarna Kamalaalu (Short stories)1983 Ravuri Bharadhwaja Jeevana Samaram (Sketches)1984 — Aluri Bairagi Aagama Geeti (Poetry)1985 — Palagummi Padmaraju Gaalivana (Short stories)1986 — G. V. Subramanyam Andhra Sahitya Vimarsa Angla Prabhavam (Literary criticism)1987 — Arudra Gurazada Gurupeetham (Essays)1988 — Rachamallu Ramachandra Reddi Anuvaada Samasyalu (Criticism)1989 — S. V. Joga Rao Manipravalamu (Essays)1990 K. Siva Reddy Mohana-o-Mohana (Poetry)1991 — Bhamidipati Ramagopalam Itlu, Mee Vidheyudu (Short stories)1992 Malathi Chendur Hrudaya Netri (Novel)1993 — Madhuranthakam Rajaram Madhuranthakam Rajaram Kathalu (Short stories)1994 Gunturu Seshendra Sharma Kala Rekha (Criticism)1995 Kalipatnam Ramarao Yajnam To Tommidi (Short stories)1996 — Kethu Viswanatha Reddy Kethu Viswanatha Reddy Kathalu (Short stories)1997 — Penumarthi Viswanatha Sastri (Ajanta) Swapna Lipi (Poetry)1998 — Balivada Kantha Rao Balivada Kantha Rao Kathalu (Short stories)1999 — Vallampati Venkata Subbaiah Katha Silpam (Essays)2000 N. Gopi Kalanni Nidra Ponivvanu (Poetry)2001 — Tirumala Ramachandra Hampi Nunchi Harappa Daka (Autobiography)2002 — Chekuri Ramarao Smrti Kinankam (Essays)2003 — Utpala Satyanarayanacharya Sri Krishna Chandrodayamu (Poetry)2004 Ampasayya Naveen Kala Rekhalu (Novel)2005 — Abburi Chayadevi Tana Margam (Short Stories)2006 — Munipalle Raju Astitvanadam Aavali Teerana (Short Stories)2007 — Gadiyaram Ramakrishna Sarma Satapatramu (Autobiography)2008 — Chitiprolu Krishna Murthy Purushottamudu (Poetry)2009 Yarlagadda Laxmi Prasad Draupadi (Novel) [ 2] [ 3] 2010 — Syed Saleem Kaluthunna Poolathota (Novel)2011 Samala Sadasiva Swaralayalu (Essays)2012 — Peddibhotla Subbaramaiah Peddibhotla Subbaramaiah Kathalu Vol-1 (Short Stories)2013 — Katyayani Vidmahe Sahityaakasamlo Sagam (Essays)2014 — Rachapalem Chandrasekhara Reddy Mana Navalalu - Mana Kathanikalu (Literary Criticism)2015 Volga Vimuktha (Short Stories)2016 Papineni Sivasankar Rajanigandha (Poetry)2017 — Devi Priya Gaali Rangu (Poetry)2018 Kolakaluri Enoch Vimarsini (Essay)2019 Bandi Narayanaswamy Sapta Bhoomi (Novel) [ 4] 2020 — Nikhileshwar Agniswaasa (2015-2017) (Poetry) [ 5] 2021 Goreti Venkanna Vallanki Taalam (Poetry) [ 6] 2022 — Madhuranthakam Narendra Manodharmaparagam (Novel) [ 7] 2023 — T. Patanjali Sastry Rameswaram Kaakulu Marikonni Kathalu (Short Stories) [ 8] 2024 — Penugonda Lakshminarayana Deepika (Criticism) [ 9] 
